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Canadian Government granting $265 million to upgrade Saskatchewan province power grid

  • 11 months ago (2024-12-06)
  • David Flin

The Canadian Government has announced it will provide Saskatchewan province with C$265 million to modernise and upgrade its power grid and to build more renewable power projects.

Cuba struck by nationwide blackout

  • 11 months ago (2024-12-05)
  • David Flin

Cuba was struck by a nationwide blackout following a failure at the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, which shut down at 0200 hrs on 4 December.

Four UK nuclear reactors to stay online for longer

  • 11 months ago (2024-12-04)
  • David Flin

EDF and Centrica, operators of four UK nuclear reactors, have announced that these will continue to operate beyond their original shutdown date.

GE Vernova wins order to modernise Saluda Hydropower Plant

  • 11 months ago (2024-12-03)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has secured an order from Dominion Energy to modernise two hydropower units at the Saluda Hydropower plant located approximately 10 miles from Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

South Australia to restart diesel power plants

  • 11 months ago (2024-12-02)
  • David Flin

The South Australian state government is seeking to have two mothballed diesel-powered power plants restarted due to concerns that a new power cable with New South Wales will be delayed.

Eskom and NTPC sign MOU

  • 11 months ago (2024-11-29)
  • David Flin

NTPC of India and South Africa’s Eskom have signed an MOU to exchange knowledge and collaborate on R&D.

Meralco PowerGen plans $2 billion expansion for coal-fired plants

  • 11 months ago (2024-11-28)
  • David Flin

Meralco PowerGen, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co (Meralco), has outlined a $2 billion investment plan to develop two coal-fired power facilities in Cebu and Quezon.

Four firms from Japan and South Korea to build 2.4 GW gas-fired plant in Qatar

  • 11 months ago (2024-11-27)
  • David Flin

Four firms from Japan and South Korea – Sumitomo, Shikoku Electric Power, Korea Southern Power, and Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corp. – have jointly won a contract to build and operate a natural gas-fired power plant and a seawater desalination facility near Doha in Qatar.

Westinghouse and CORE Power partner for floating nuclear power plants

  • 11 months ago (2024-11-26)
  • David Flin

Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER have announced they have signed an agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the eVinci microreactor.

New solar PV plant under construction in Benin

  • 11 months ago (2024-11-25)
  • David Flin

Benin has started construction of the 25 MW Forsun PV plant, which will expand the total capacity of the Illoulofin solar power plant to 75 MW.